See, you would assume that the prices would be at least a little closer, and that the two 15 oz. sizes would be slightly more expensive than the 29 oz. size. I'll be a lot of people get screwed out of that $6+ because they don't bother to look.
Unfortunately, I've found this to be true of a lot of grocery store items. Start checking, I'm sure you will too. A simple way to figure this out is to look at the price per oz. on the shelf tag. A customer of mine taught me that trick, and it does work. Something may look like a better buy, but when you look at the price per oz., it really isn't. This works really well with sale items. It may look like that store brand is a better buy, but when you look, it is actually smaller and costs more per oz. This is just some retail trickery the stores use to get you to buy their brand, on which they make a greater profit. It can also work in the opposite way. For example, I was looking at a BOGO item the other day, and when I divided the price per oz. by two and compared it to the generic brand, the generic was cheaper per oz. than even half of the name brand. BOGOS aren't always a better buy. You have to be careful.
Do you have to ask what I did? I spent the $17.10 and bought the two 15 oz. jars. PLUS, the jars are great for storing beans and such when the coconut oil is gone. Win-win, right?

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